La Vuelta: Thibaut Pinot was not bluffing, Quentin Pacher bluffing: Groupama-FDJ, successful day – Eurosport FR

It’s not for lack of warning. Thibaut Pinot does not “play the general”, according to the established formula. He did not enter the 77th Vuelta with the aim of signing a “Top who knows how many” in Madrid. The Franc-Comtois joined the deeds to the words Tuesday during the 4th stage. He took 96th place, 6’14” behind Primoz Roglic, winner at Laguardia. So much for confirmation of his lack of ambition for the final classification. But Pinot did not only talk about his change of perspective – which dates from a few months ago – before starting this Tour of Spain The climber of the Groupama-FDJ team also said he was in good shape, little affected by the efforts made during the Big Loop He didn’t, it seems, lie about that either, and in the finale, he was seen stretching his legs towards the front of the pack as his team bet on other maps. from Spain And Alaphilippe got stuck: “I didn’t have the legs” 3 HOURS AGOFrankish pace, Alaphilippe back, Roglic in demonstration: The summary of the 4th stage “Ahead, it’s very, very heavy”At the start of the stage, Thibaut Pinot had targeted, at our microphone, the two assets of Groupama-FDJ, for this day reserved for punchers: Rudy Molard and Quentin Pacher. es (42nd) but the second shone (4th). At the foot of the podium, behind Roglic, Mads Pedersen and Enric Mas, Pacher was smiling after this fourth day of racing: “I have no regrets, I’m even quite satisfied,” he told our special correspondents. “I think I can’t be disappointed with my fourth place, he insists, as reported by his training. In front, it’s very, very heavy.” The 30-year-old puncher has still not tasted victory among the pros. Third in the 1st stage of the Tour of Catalonia, this year, he signs an even more striking result. He equals his best mark in the Grand Tour, two years after having established it during the Tour de France 2020.Roglic, so easy: Relive the victorious arrival of the SlovenianAnother “Top 10″… while waiting for the win? “It was a demanding day, there was a big, big tempo, says Quentin Pacher. There was a little skimming in the last bump and after, the road was narrower during the last five kilometers, so we had to be well placed to have the chance to be able to make an effort.” Luck, the “leg” and the nose: “I managed to do well in the end, to be in the right wheels when it started. I’m not far from being in my place.” the story of a good start on Iberian soil for Groupama-FDJ, already rather prominent in the Netherlands. It has always been represented in the “Top 10” of the stage, since the start of this Vuelta, as Pacher recalls. Remarkable regularity. But turning a successful day into a glorious day requires victory. What Pinot came looking for, and he is the type to match words with deeds.Profile of the 5th stage: Time for the “Remco-show”?Tour of SpainPinot: “This is the first real stage of this Vuelta”8 HOURS AGOTour of SpainPinot: “I’m not going to do the general, I think I’ve moved on”08/18/2022 At 10:33 PM